Minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,741 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,741 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
166th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,741 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,683 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country), 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country) stood at 1,741 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country) peaked at 1,741 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,683 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Micronesia (country) ranks 166th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,691 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,701 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,717 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,726 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 1,741 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 1,741 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | 1,726 kilocalories per person per day | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 163 Mauritania 1,745 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 164 Rwanda 1,743 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 167 Nigeria 1,740 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 168 Ethiopia 1,739 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Palestine 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 16.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country)?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Micronesia (country) was 1,741 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,741 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,683 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.